Coinbase has obtained a UK MiFID license, enabling it to expand its offerings beyond crypto trading in the country.
The approval allows the exchange to launch stock trading for retail users and offer derivatives, including perpetual contracts linked to cryptocurrencies, stocks, and commodities, for institutional and advanced traders.
Coinbase Broadens UK Investment Offerings
Coinbase said the license will enable it to provide a wider range of regulated investment products through a single platform, serving both existing crypto investors and newcomers to digital assets.
The company plans to expand its financial services with products such as stablecoin payments, savings, lending, and eventually tokenized real-world assets. Coinbase said the approval strengthens its position ahead of the UK’s full crypto regulatory framework, which is expected to take effect in 2027.
The exchange added that greater regulatory clarity is encouraging more people to explore digital assets.
It also described the UK as one of the world’s leading financial markets and a major fintech hub, making it a key part of Coinbase’s long-term growth strategy.
Coinbase said the approval marks an important step toward its long-term goal of creating an all-in-one financial platform, allowing customers to access multiple investment products and services from a single account.
Coinbase Targets ‘Everything Exchange’ With UK Expansion
Coinbase aims to become a single platform for managing customers’ entire financial lives, replacing the need for separate banking, brokerage, savings, and crypto apps.
The company said its platform already offers stablecoin payments, savings, borrowing, and crypto services, with derivatives and stock trading set to be added. It also plans to introduce tokenized real-world assets in the future.
The expansion comes as UK consumers show growing confidence in regulated crypto markets.
A YouGov survey conducted for the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) found that 25% of crypto users would be more likely to invest if the sector were better regulated, while only 11% said stricter rules would discourage them.
The survey also found that crypto ownership among UK adults fell from 12% in 2024 to 8% in 2025, although it remained well above the 4% recorded in 2021.
At the time, FCA Director of Payments and Digital Assets Matthew Long cautioned that cryptoassets remain largely unregulated and continue to be high-risk investments, urging consumers to understand the risks before investing.
